Bread-baking pan.



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Application filed May 3, 1912, lt'erial No. 394,969.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, Gnsrnv A. I /liner, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State 'of @hio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bread-Baking Fans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bread baking pans and has for its object to provide a baking" pan so constructed that the crust of the bread will not form too quickly.

Another object of the invention is to provide a means in a baking; pan whereby steam or vapor will be prevented from escaping too rapidly from the baiting bread. And still another object of the invention is to provide a baking pan having means for collecting and pocketing steam in the cover thereof.

With the above and other objects in view l have invented the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which-- Figure l is a top plan view of my improved balling device, Fig". 2 is a sectional view taken on line li-fil of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view, Fig. l is a side elevation of the device partially opened, Fig. is an enlarged detail view of a catch mechanism'.

like reference characters indicate like parts both in the specification and drawings in which 1 indicates a baking device consisting of a pair of frames 2 and 3 carrying pan sections 4 and 5. The under frame 2 is provided with a series of cross bars 6430 which are secured the bottom nan sections 4, and this frame is also provide with a series of brace bars 7.

The frame 3 is provided with a series of bars 8 which serve the double function of stifienin g the frame and assist in carrying the upper pan sections 5. lhe frames 2 and 3 arehinged together by the hmges 9. The frame 3 is slightly smaller than the frame 2 and nests therein as shown, when the device is closed. -Each of the pan sections 4: and 5 is provided with horizontally disposed specification of Letters Patent.

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slightl curved flanges 10 and 11 whereby tight jOIlIliJS are provided between the opposing far sections i and 5. Y

The pan sections 5 which are the upper sections are provided with a series of indentures 12 in each of said sections. Each of these indentnres is provided with a series of openings 13 and fined covers 1% therefor forming pockets 15 in which steam arising from the baking dough in the pans and passing through the openings 13 is held, thereby preventing a crust from forming on top of the bread too quickly. small opening 16 is provided in each cover 1 lwhereby any snperabundance of steam may escape. in one of the upper sections 17 is an opening covered by a slide 19 having an opening 18 through which the bread may be looked at without opening the entire series of pans.

Hinged to the frame 2 is a latch carrying member 20 to which a latch 21 is pivoted. This latch is provided with a lever 22 whereby it may be operated to engage or disengage from the member 23 secured to the frame 3. The indentures 12 extend diagonally across said sections 5 and are lishaped in cross sectionto form recesses in the bread.

Having now described my invention that which i desire to procure by Letters Patent is:

A device of the kind described comprising" a base a plurality of separable pan sections mounted on said base, each of said upper-pan sections being formed with a plurality of'V-shaped elongated recesses extending across the body thereof, each recess having a plurality of perforations in the bottom thereof and provided with a strap covering said recess and extending down the sides of said upper sections, each of said straps provided with a small opening registering with the ll-shaped recesses.

ln testimony whereof I aflin my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUSTAV A. F. MILDT.

Witnesses:

CHAS. VAN Boon,

BERT J. BUCHWAL'LER.

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